IT occupational culture: The cultural fit and commitment of new information technologists

Information Technology and People

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-187

  Guzman, Indira R ^a   Stanton, Jeffrey M ^b  

^a TUI University   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication technologies; Culture; Employees; Equal opportunities; Ethnic minorities; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549129494     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840910962212     Document Type: Article

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